The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-30
poison Tho beetles, distributing cut

poison the DeebleSs distributing cut
pieces covered VIII Eass green. and
carefully removing all others. Great
care should be saken to keep stock
from getting in while this experiment
is being tried. Every beetle destroyed
now diminishes the pest next season.
In a wet Winter many beetles are
doubtless drowned out. They hihcr-
nate chiefly under fences. where the
snow drifts heavily. digging down be-
low the reach Of severe freezing.
WASTE or FALLSFRUIT.
Every season when fruit is plentiful.
thousands of bushels are allowed to go
to waste, falling on the ground and
rotting. This is one of the ~disadyan-
tages from not hav ng the orchard
fenced off for a pasturage for pigs.
They will eat this fallen fruit. and
most of il is worth more to be fed
thus with no expense than to be taken
away and sold. Neither for cider nor
for drying can prices be got That viii
much more than pay the labor Of
picking up. II the farmer has himself
a dry house he a make his fallen
frnit pay. If not. he had better turn
in his hogs and let them give him
what profit they can from it Winter
apples are not included in this. These
viii generally keep until cold weather.
when there is a better demand for them.
but the late Summer and early Fall APP
plies are always difficult to dispose OF
probably,
GREEN TOMATOES FoR PICKLES.
The tomato crop has the popularity
OF never being entirely unsuitable. but
varying greatly in the kind Of fruit re-
quired. Earlyin the season well-ripen-
ed tomatoes only arc, in demand; but
just at the close. after a hard frost,
there often comes a sudden call for
green tomatoes at better prices than
have before been paid for ripenad frnit.
These late tomatoes are used for
picking and are preferred green. If
the housewife has time and convenient
ces, she can make a further advance in
profits By picking green tomatoes, GU
cnmbers. cabbage and %ca1liaower, and
selling the manufactured product dur
ing the Winter. This is done by city
buyers. who always sell at a heavy adj
vance above cost. Farmers often com-
plain that their business as producers
OF raw material is not so profitable as
that Of the dealer and manufacturer,
In making pickles OF various kinds
there is a chance to combine the profits
both of the producer and manufacturer
How many farmers will avail them
selves Of such an opportunity to get
out of old ruts? Ii they do moi try
something Of this kind to better their
condition, how can they %expectIDat new;
and Elore profitable business win come
10 themP
SWEET APPLES FOR WINTER USE.
The American habit Of eating fruit
chiefly in pie has made acidity almost
an essential quality of apples to make
them salable. Pie Is NOT healthful food
for persons with weak digestion. and
there is a growing liking for fruit in
other forms. Baked apples are all the
better for beng sweet, and lacking
only the lard-fayored crust Of the fully
uevei0psd Pc iheY are iar more dlges-
table, and to most persons quite as pail
Fable. Sweet apples are not largely
grown; but the supply Isl proportions
ately better than the demand and they
can usually be bought at less per bar
rel than Baldwins, Greetings or North
ernSpies The Tallman Sweet IS the
kind most grown, hut except for spec
fal uses It is not the best. It cooks
tough, and fol- doing up with boiled
cider as a preserve il just the thing, be-
cause tie quarters retain their form
aud do net fall to pieces. But this
toughness for d baking apple IS not
quite So agreeable. The Poand Sweet
bakes tender and sweeter than the
TalIman Sweeting Batit Is not easy
to keep the pound Sweet past January
or February, except in cold storage.
The Green sweet WI keep somewhat
later. 1t an exoelant c0oker and
very prolific. as is also the Pound Sweet
ing. We need some new varieties Of
sweet apples that viii bake thedst aud
and keep until April OF May, IsithSair
care. Probably whenlere Is sageSnt
demand for long-keeping sweet apples
such varieties viii be developed Or
there may be such now, little known
because nobody cares for them-4mei-
\ can CuEtivator.